West Ham were linked on Monday with a late bid to prise Gueye from Villa Park, and Marseille have also reportedly been keen on landing him, but the Senegal international has decided to move to Merseyside.

Only former Leicester midfielder N’Golo Kante completed more interceptions than Gueye last season and Koeman targeted him as he builds his squad for the forthcoming Premier League season.

Gueye who is affectionately known as ‘Gana’ by supporters, made a £9million switch from Lille last summer and made 35 appearances for Villa.